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SEEKING NOMINATIONS
Allocatur grant: "Whether the Superior
Court's reliance on Commonwealth v.
Kemp to affirm the Trial Court's denial of
Petitioner's Motion to Suppress Evidence
was in contradiction with the recent
holding of a different Superior Court Panel,
Commonwealth v. Nguyen?"
Status: Pending. Briefing not complete.
Amicus Authors: David Rudovsky of Kairys,
Rudovsky, Messing, Feinberg & Lin, LLP, and
Barb Zemlock, of Perry Shore Weisenberger
& Zemlock.

Nominations are now open for four
prestigious awards to members of the
Pennsylvania Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers.
The awards are made annually
for outstanding contributions.
The Liberty Award

Commw. v. Wilmer: Amicus Filed: October 17, 2017
(Defender Association of Philadelphia and PACDL
Joint Amicus)
Nature of the case: State troopers entered
Wilmer's residence, a sorority house, to help
a man who they observed on the roof who
looked in danger of falling. The troopers
caused some damage while entering the
house. By the time the troopers got to the
roof, the individual had fallen and was
being treated by first responders. With the
emergency over, the troopers were leaving
the residence when they observed a bag of
marijuana and a grinder. They seized the
contraband and left the residence. None of the
police activities to this point involved Wilmer.
The troopers, however, re-entered the house
without a warrant, purportedly to complete an
incident report. After re-entering the house,
one of the troopers walked to a bedroom and
knocked on a closed door. He was let in and
several women were present. When he asked
who lived there, only Wilmer indicated that
she did. Wilmer provided him information for
the report, during which the trooper observed
a marijuana pipe and a bong. Wilmer was
arrested. There was no evidence that after the
arrest the trooper continued to look for residents for the purpose of preparing an incident

Presented to an individual, group or organization in
recognition of a continuing commitment to the
principles of liberty and equal justice under the law.
The deserving recipient is selected by the President
after consultation with the other officers.

The Charles P. Gelso President's Award

Presented to a member in special appreciation of
outstanding contributions to the Association.
The award recipient is chosen by the President.

President's and Directors' Commendation(s)

Presented at the discretion of the President and Directors
to a member or members in recognition of special
contributions to the Association during the previous year.
Recipient(s) are determined by the officers and a member
of the Board of Directors designated by the officers.

The Alan Jay Josel Advocacy Award

Presented to a member in recognition of extraordinary
advocacy in one or more cases, causes or issues during
the previous year. The award recipient is selected by the
President after consultation with the association officers.
Nominations for the awards will close at 4:00 p.m.
on March 1, 2018 and will be circulated for review
and consideration. A nomination form can be
downloaded here and submitted to pacdl@pacdl.org.
Vol. 2, Issue 4 | For The Defense

http://www.pacdl.org/pdfs/PACDL_2018_Nominations.pdf

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